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Grove City College
Grove City, Pennsylvania
3.8 miles from Harrisville, PA
Grove City College's Lily Room is the stuff of legend. Campus lore says it's a locked-up room in a girls' dorm in which a girl hanged herself. Rumor has it the room was locked for 15 years and when it was opened again, her lily perfume was still heavy in ...
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133 Kiester Road
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
5.8 miles from Harrisville, PA
The house at this address is apparently haunted by a malevolent spirit that many people believe to be Sam Mohawk a Native American mass murderer who was hanged for murdering a woman and her five children near the place this house stands.
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Snyder Cemetery
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
11.1 miles from Harrisville, PA
Numerous paranormal events are reported at this location, but few precise details are available.
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Hill View Manor
New Castle, Pennsylvania
19.3 miles from Harrisville, PA
The historic manor was once a nursing home, and folks claimed the spirit of a little boy would pay a visit now and then. It was said that those who saw him would pass away shortly. Witnesses also have reported full-body manifestations that float through walls.
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Downtown New Castle
New Castle, Pennsylvania
19.9 miles from Harrisville, PA
New Castle's downtown and Historical North Hill have several haunted locations including the old Stritmater Building, the Wallace House, the Historical Society's Greer-Clavelli Mansion, the old Temple Building, and the Joseph White House. Apparitions have been seen in some of the buildings and ghost hunters have recorded activity in others. ...
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U.S. Route 322
Cranberry, Pennsylvania
22.8 miles from Harrisville, PA
General Anthony Wayne was buried, unearthed, then boiled so he could be transferred to his family grave. It is said that he lost some bones along the way and was reburied as an incomplete body. Some people still see him wandering along this road (used to transfer him); he is ...
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Harmony Inn
Harmony, Pennsylvania
23.9 miles from Harrisville, PA
Local legend has it that this restaurant is haunted by two spirits: a ghost named Louie and the apparition of a woman. Louie was allegedly killed right outside on the inn's front steps. The ghostly woman is seen near the entranceway, between the bar and the dining room.
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Hell's Corners
Hubbard, Ohio
28.1 miles from Harrisville, PA
In Hubbard, Ohio, the area where Pathour Wheeler Road and John White Road intersect is known to locals as "Hell's Corners." It is said that a young native American boy was shot on this spot many years ago, and that a jail once stood here where many hangings took ...
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Summit Cut Bridge
Darlington, Pennsylvania
29.2 miles from Harrisville, PA
On Shenango Road, just before it meets Ashwood Road, is Summit Cut Bridge (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Summer Cut Bridge). The bridge, locals say, has a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she fell off the bridge onto the railroad tracks in 1894. Her spirit is said to ...
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Brush Creek Inn
Warrendale, Pennsylvania
33.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
Keep watch for airborne bottles if you visit Brush Creek Inn! It is said that the spirits at the restaurant will shatter bottles at the bar or hurl them across the room. Witnesses also have reported that the windows open and close by themselves and furniture flips over.
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Haunted Western Pennsylvania: Ghosts & Strange Phenomena of Pittsburgh, Erie, and the Laurel Highlands
Patty A. Wilson
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Culmerville Hotel - Zottola's Pub and Eatery
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
34.4 miles from Harrisville, PA
A spirit is said to reside in the former Culmervilel Hotel, now Zottola's Pub and Eatery.
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Days Inn Meadville
Meadville, Pennsylvania
34.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
Witnesses at this Days Inn have been startled to see apparitions in the main building's kitchen and second-floor hallway. Spirits are said to tamper with the radio and lights, and unexplained footsteps and thumps have been heard from vacant rooms and in the hallways. Doors also have been known to ...
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Kinsman General Store
Kinsman, Ohio
36.8 miles from Harrisville, PA
This old-fashioned general store is believed to have a ghostly inhabitant in the basement, and is generally off limits to the public and visitors. Staff have reported seeing an old man smoking a pipe in the basement, and visitors have also smelt the overwhelming aroma of tobacco smoke on all ...
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Market Square Building
Kinsman, Ohio
36.8 miles from Harrisville, PA
This building features both an old-fashioned book store and a fascinating antiques market, which are both believed to be haunted. In the book store section of the building, staff report an entity that pushes books off shelves, and has been known to rearrange furniture while they are in the basement. ...
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Depreciation Lands Museum
Hampton Township, Pennsylvania
37.6 miles from Harrisville, PA
A rather helpful man in a long coat and out-of-date boots has been responsible for catching a painter's ladder after the man lost his balance, catching a cleaning woman who fell, fixing a broken window, and saving a group of girl scouts when the ceiling collapsed over them. (Submitted by ...
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Hotel Conneaut
Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania
37.7 miles from Harrisville, PA
Several ghosts are said to haunt this hotel including a ghost bride who allegedly died in a fire, a young child who died after falling down the stairs, and even a mad butcher who was dismembered in the kitchen. If you are looking for a haunted room, the Elizabeth's ...
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Austintown Log House
Canfield, Ohio
38 miles from Harrisville, PA
There have been reported sightings of the apparition of a headless soldier in the historic log cabin. He is seen in various rooms of the house, as well as by motorists driving past the house in an upstairs window. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
39.2 miles from Harrisville, PA
A former volunteer named Jack is commonly seen in the basement. He is said to be seen mostly around the old gardening tools. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Summit Hose Company
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
39.3 miles from Harrisville, PA
Voices and odd noises are heard, doors open by themselves, and shadows have been seen here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Kline Opera House
Cortland, Ohio
39.7 miles from Harrisville, PA
This historic opera house was formerly the town church, built in the mid nineteenth century and the first in the surrounding county. The ghostly events surrounding the opera house began in the 1980's, when staff closing up the opera house for the night began to hear loud crashing noises and ...
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Kelly Road
Industry, Pennsylvania
39.9 miles from Harrisville, PA
This road, also called the Mystery Mile by residents, is said to be haunted. What else could the explanation be for strange white apparitions and the tendency for animals here to turn from tame to fierce and bloodthirsty? Strange sounds are also heard along this road and in the forest ...
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Pauni Apartments
Cortland, Ohio
40 miles from Harrisville, PA
These recently constructed apartments were built over the top of an ancient burial ground, and residents have reported paranormal occurrences in the building ever since. Doors open and close by themselves, objects move around by themselves and the apparition of a man in a sombrero has been seen in the ...
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Knickerbocker Hotel
Linesville, Pennsylvania
41.8 miles from Harrisville, PA
This historic hotel is not your average lodging place. Yes, you can spend the night for a fee, but as they will tell you, you won't sleep. The paranormal activity is said to be rich here, because some guests checked in but did not check out.
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Warren City Hall
Warren, Ohio
42.9 miles from Harrisville, PA
This historic mansion was built in 1871, and was turned into the town hall sometime later. The grounds of the beautiful mansion are haunted by a woman responsible for the death of her beloved nephew, who has been seen wandering around after hours calling his name, Night staff also report ...
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Dixmont State Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
43.3 miles from Harrisville, PA
The 1862 hospital was haunted by many entities, notably a male spirit who was said to guard the morgue area and frighten away intruders. The hospital building was closed in 1984 and was demolished in 2006.
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Egypt Road Bridge
Salem, Ohio
45.1 miles from Harrisville, PA
The closed Egypt Road Bridge, or Crybaby Bridge, is haunted day and night by the sound of a crying baby. Legend has it that a baby went missing while its parents were fighting, and it fell over the side of the bridge. The scream of its mother and the crying ...
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Riverside Inn
Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
46.3 miles from Harrisville, PA
At this historic 1880s inn, the spirits have been known to crawl into bed with guests, dance in the ballroom to ghostly music, and open and close the doors.
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J.C. Thompson Building
East Liverpool, Ohio
46.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
This building dates back to 1892, and is rumored to have once housed both a speakeasy and a brothel. Under new ownership and recently restored as of July 2014, numerous paranormal occurrences have been recorded here in the basement and elsewhere. It is believed multiple spirits reside here.
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Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
47 miles from Harrisville, PA
Few people realize that, in paranormal aspects, living near a hospital is like living near a cemetery. Many who have died within this building are said to remain here; in the South Wing (where most of the activity occurs), voices and strange noises are heard. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Allegheny Center, Building #7
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
47.2 miles from Harrisville, PA
The student housing here has a high turnover rate believed to be caused by the poltergeist activity. Students report loud noises throughout and have yet to disprove the source. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Frick Mansion - Clayton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
47.9 miles from Harrisville, PA
The Frick Mansion was home to industrial magnate Henry Clay Frick and his wife Adelaide Howard Childs, who began living there in 1883 and the family moved to New York in 1900. Their youngest daughter, Helen Clay Frick, kept up the mansion all those years and then moved back in ...
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
48 miles from Harrisville, PA
Four ghosts are said to haunt the University of Pittsburgh campus: a prima ballerina in the Tansky Family Lounge of the William Pitt Union; Harriet, who committed suicide in 1201 Bruce Hall; a grandmother who rumples the quilts and bakes phantom bread in the Early American Room of the Cathedral ...
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Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
48.1 miles from Harrisville, PA
At this famous 1915-16 hotel where among other luminaries JFK has stayed, and Bob Hope proposed marriage in 1934, there are said to be two haunted floors. Floors 22 and 23, both unused, are visited by strange sounds, cold wind gusts, and ghosts that hide and watch folks, giving them ...
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Hunter Mansion
Tidioute, Pennsylvania
49.2 miles from Harrisville, PA
The library of the 1874 mansion is rumoured to be haunted. The apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned dress, perhaps the wife of the original owner, has appeared to visitors on several occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Carnegie Library of Homestead
Munhall, Pennsylvania
50.7 miles from Harrisville, PA
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1896, the library was built with a music hall and an athletic center with a heated swimming pool. It is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have reported apparitions of steel workers, books that fly off of shelves, shadowy figures and unexplained male and female voices.
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Old Homestead Police Department
Homestead, Pennsylvania
50.7 miles from Harrisville, PA
The former Homestead Police Department building is said to be haunted by something that taps folks on the shoulder, slams doors, turns on appliances and created unexplained footsteps. Ghost investigators caught slams and screams and video of ghostly activity.
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Bucktail Hotel
Marienville, Pennsylvania
51.4 miles from Harrisville, PA
Guests staying at this 1937 hotel have reported a spook haunting the upstairs rooms. The entity is believed to be a poltergeist, as it has been known to move objects around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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3406 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
52.6 miles from Harrisville, PA
3406 Brownsville Road is said to be haunted by a demon, known as "The Demon of Brownsville Road" in the book by Bob Cranmer. According to Cranmer, the demon manifested in many ways, including a black fog, a bad smell, or an unseen attacker. Cranmer also described blood-dripping walls, bent ...
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Eagle Hotel
Waterford, Pennsylvania
55.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
At this 1826 former hotel building, a restuarant called Sugar 'n Spice occupies the first floor and the second and third floors are a history museum. Mysterious sounds have been reported here, such as voices calling your name when no one is there, and a baby crying. Items are moved ...
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Glamorgan Castle
Alliance, Ohio
59.4 miles from Harrisville, PA
The 1905 Glamorgan Castle, according to legend, is haunted by former owner Colonel Morgan of Morgan Engineering Company fame, who died in 1928. Guided tours are offered here throughout the year.
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Gudgeonville Covered Bridge
Girard, Pennsylvania
59.9 miles from Harrisville, PA
Even though the bridge was destroyed by an arsonist in 2008, activity has not stopped. EVP's are picked up; a little girl (believed to be a girl who fell from nearby cliffs) is thought to be one of the voices that is picked up as well other unrecognizable voices. Light ...
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Axe Murder Hollow
McKean, Pennsylvania
62.2 miles from Harrisville, PA
On the dirt roads and wooded area behind Thomas Rd is where an axe murderer supposedly went on a rampage. One of the victims, a young woman, has been reported running and screaming as if she is being chased. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Kingsville Public Library
Kingsville, Ohio
62.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
In the older section of 1885 Kingsville Public Library, folks say the apparition of a man in a tall black hat wanders the stacks. Strange noises and events have been reported as well. Many believe the library is haunted by several spirits.
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Cleveland Hotel
Conneaut, Ohio
62.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
This century-old building was purchased in 2012 and is slated to be renovated into condominiums. It was once a fashionable hotel, but fell into disrepair and was known as a hang-out for the homeless for several decades. There are rumors about a "ghost bride" that some believe to ...
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Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ohio
63.7 miles from Harrisville, PA
Chestnut Grove Cemetery was once an Erie burial ground and, since its establishment in 1819, has seen the burial of over 18,000 folks. Twenty-five of them were victims of a local train disaster in 1876. The Pacific Express fell into the river when the bridge collapsed, killing between 80 and ...
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Jaquins Pond
Clymer, New York
64.3 miles from Harrisville, PA
Jaquin's Pond is legendary in local ghost stories. The area is basically a swampy woodland with some narrow dirt roads through it and three bridges. All three bridges are said to be haunted by George, a former school bus driver who killed himself in despair when a little boy died ...
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Edward G. Acheson House
Monongahela, Pennsylvania
64.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
The ghost of a little girl has been seen here. Two other ghosts, seen as orbs, also have been seen. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Punderson Manor
Harrisville, Ohio
66.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
It is alleged that the original owner of Punderson manor committed suicide by drifting out on the lake in a bathtub, and then, when he reached the middle, he pulled the plug and drowned. Why precisely he would have chosen this method is not known, whether it actually occurred ...
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Erie Cemetery
Erie, Pennsylvania
67.4 miles from Harrisville, PA
There's blackened areas as if they have burned; some say that they have been scorched in Satanic rituals. Visitors feel as if they are being followed or like someone is standing behind them. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Wintergreen Gorge
Erie, Pennsylvania
67.5 miles from Harrisville, PA
The ghost of a boy, named Tim (who died in his twenties, but appears as a child) and his dog (Dutch) have been seen along the trails. The pair would often hike there until Dutch died; Tim was later killed in a car accident but has been reported here. (Submitted ...
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